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CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the reference to our firm as "Experts" in the Registration
Statement on Form S-8 for the registration of 200,000 shares of Nash Finch
Company common stock pertaining to the Non-Plan Stock Option of Nash Finch
Company and to the incorporation by reference therein of our report dated
February 22, 2000 with respect to the consolidated financial statements and
schedule of Nash Finch Company included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for
the year ended January 1, 2000, filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
ERNST & YOUNG LLP
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
Minneapolis, Minnesota
December 4, 2000
